CAS CL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Heinrich Schliemann, Aegean Civilizations, Types Of Volcanic Eruptions

• School: Boston University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: CAS CL 101
• Professor: Alexander Nikolaev

Document Summary

Last time: cycladic civilization, minoan civilization (2600-1500), discovered by evans. Who were they: native inhabitants of aegean (spoke not greek, but some other non-indo-european language, had first major navy in the world, emphasized trade: exported wine, oil, jewelry, and highly crafted works. Demise of crete: ~ 1600 bce: earthquake on santorini, ~ 1550 bce: volcanic eruption on santorini, one of largest in human history. 10 times stronger than eruption of vesuvius that buried pompeii. Crete, only 70 miles away from santorini, was hit with tsunami and was also buried in ash: many believed to have died due to famine, unlikely, but cannot rule out the possibility of invasion, atlantis! Heinrich schliemann (1822-1890: self-trained archeologist who discovered troy. Troy: city"s demise described by homer in the iliad: 10-year war, greeks vs. trojans, retired early and set his goals to finding troy.